Here’s a pleasant surprise! The access road has been smoothed out and Sheboggy Ramp itself has been re-concreted. Thanks to Ben Warren, Berrien County Roads Superintendent, for doing the work.
Thanks to Bret Wagenhorst for these pictures, Continue reading
There are still many things you can do, from permit violations to FERC reform, after FPL gloated yesterday about starting the gas through Transco, Sabal Trail, and FSC. Pipelines leak, and another pipeline’s go-ahead just got slapped down by a federal court, plus we need to change the whole legal game. Meanwhile, continuing the rocketing rise of solar power in the Sunshine State and everywhere else is the best way to pry the clammy grip of the fossil fuel industry off our political system.
Photo:
Mitch Allen
Susan Salisbury, Palm Beach Post, 14 June 2017, Sabal Trail, Florida SE Connection are now piping fuel to FPL,
“The start of Florida Southeast Connection and Sabal Trail Transmission natural gas pipeline operations is an important milestone for FPL customers and Florida’s economy,” FPL president and CEO Eric Silagy said.
It may indeed be a milestone of the last pipeline ever built into Florida or through Georgia.
It may even be a milestone of Continue reading
By Waterkeepers Iraq.
Anna Bachmann, Waterkeepers Iraq Advisor, holds the puppet
at the annual Waterkeeper Alliance conference, this year in Park City, Utah.
Actually, god of Continue reading
Panel: Strategies for public participation & Outreach, Waterkeeper Conference, Park City, Utah, 2017-06-10
gesturing, left: translator; watching, right: the presenter, whose name I don’t think I got right but he’s from Hunan.
All the attendees helped come up with and organize ideas.
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
You can join this fun and work by becoming a WWALS member today!
FOR IMMEDIATE-RELEASE
Salt Lake City, Utah, May June 9, 2017 — Friday morning,
FERC staff granted Sabal Trail’s request to turn on the gas,
saying it trusted the pipeline company to handle
remaining landowner issues and “punch-list” items,
despite
objections from WWALS, Sierra Club, Flint Riverkeeper, and many others.
Before noon, the worldwide Waterkeeper Alliance passed a resolution to join
the effort to reform FERC; a resolution written by WWALS and Flint Riverkeeper.
Flint Riverkeeper Gordon Rogers made the motion and Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman seconded; they also wrote the resolution.
Quarterman explained:
“While the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is a U.S. agency, its actions affect the whole world, because much of the gas in the interstate natural gas pipelines FERC rubberstamps is for export.
“Even with Sabal Trail, the fight is not over. The case brought against FERC by Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 5, 2017, Hahira, GA — Citing the sea change of solar power overtaking natural gas in new U.S. electricity last year, and generational damage to the fields of farmers such as Randy Dowdy, WWALS Watershed Coalition today filed more evidence and reasons to stop the Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline from going into service and to revoke its permit. WWALS filed the same Monday that Sabal Trail Friday asked FERC to authorize turning on the gas. Plus WWALS explicitly requested FERC do a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to take into account LNG export from Sabal Trail, copious environmental permit violations, and especially new scientific evidence about the Floridan Aquifer.
Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman said: “Such irreparable harm outweighs a few billion dollars spent in error by a few companies.”
And that’s without even getting into risks to education, such as
Sabal Trail only a mile from Clyattville Elementary School.
WWALS filed the document today with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The WWALS cover letter is included below in this message, and the FERC filing is available online.
WWALS wrote in Attachment 1:
“Solar power has actually more than doubled every two years since 2013. Yet FERC only counts utility-scale solar power. Adding rooftop and community solar panels, already a sea change has occurred.
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NOTICE:
SUWANNEE-SATILLA
REGIONAL WATER PLANNING COUNCIL MEETINGAnnouncement Date: May 8, 2017
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND PARTIES:
The Suwannee-Satilla Regional Water Planning Council is holding its next meeting for the
Review and Revision of the Suwannee-Satilla Regional Water Plan
at the following date, time, and location:Monday, June 5, 2017
Registration: 10:00 A.M. – 10:30 A.M.
Meeting: 10:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.
Fitzgerald-Ben Hill
Chamber of Commerce
121 E. Pine Street
Fitzgerald, GA 31750For additional information about the Suwannee-Satilla Regional Water Planning Council, please contact: Cliff Lewis, Georgia EPD Watershed Protection Branch, (229) 391-2410 or cliff.lewis@dnr.ga.gov
Here is the agenda: Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Adel, Georgia, June 4, 2017 — Dwight Griner of Berrien County, Georgia won for the fifth time. A dozen other boats received prizes, as a record number of people paddled in the Fifth Annual BIG Little River Paddle Race, April 29, 2017. Tifton and Tift County had the most paddlers, but the awards show more boats from Moultrie and Colquitt County. Lowndes had the second most paddlers, and there were two people each from Cook and from far-away Houston and Harris Counties, and one from Thomas County.
This year’s BLRPR included three popular new attractions: Continue reading
Here’s WWALS video of the
WWALS and Suwannee Riverkeeper presentation at the
Sparkleberry Chapter of Florida Native Plant Society
in Branford, Florida, May 9, 2017.
Acting Executive Director Gretchen Quarterman explained WWALS
and Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman led
an animated discussion about recent advocacy with the several dozen attendees,
many of whom had not heard about one or more of
humic substances
at the Suwannee River Sill,
NFRWSP,
BMAPs,
Pilgrim’s Pride, coal ash, or Bill Gates’ and other recent corporate agricultural land purchases.
While they all had heard of Sabal Trail,
we had some updates on that, too.
Here’s the video:
Continue readingHow long until it leaks?
WARNING
So if it’s not a safety problem, why does the sign say “Above All … Safe”?
Sign and bridge. Continue reading
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